List of public art in Newcastle upon Tyne

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This is a list of public art in Newcastle upon Tyne , including statues, busts and other memorials. This list applies only to works of public art on permanent display in an outdoor public space and as such does not include, for example, artworks in museums.

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City centre

ImageTitle / subjectLocation and
coordinates		DateArtist / designerArchitect / otherTypeDesignation Wikidata Notes
Charles Grey - 2nd Earl Grey - atop the Grey Momument - Newcastle upon Tyne - England - 140804.jpg
More images 		Grey's Monument Monument Metro Station / Grey Street 1838 Edward Hodges Baily John and Benjamin Green 40m Doric column & Portland stone statueGrade 1 Q5608058 [1] [2] [3] [4]
George Stephenson monument - geograph.org.uk - 730358.jpg
More images 		George Stephenson Junction of Westgate Road and Neville Street1862 John Graham Lough —Bronze statue on an octagonal pedestal and a base with four seated figures representing aspects of Stephenson's life and workGrade II* Q17552653 [5] [2] [3] [4]
Fontaine Memorial Rutherford Newcastle Tyne 2.jpg
More images 		Drinking Fountain Bigg Market 1894Charles Errington—5m high x 2.5m wide fountain in red sandstone with brass fittingsGrade II Q26605963 Erected by the Band of Hope Union in memory of Dr JH Rutherford. [3] [6]
Statue of Queen Victoria, Newcastle Upon Tyne.jpg
More images 		Queen Victoria St Nicholas SquareUnveiled 1903 Alfred Gilbert —Seated bronze statue on a granite pedestal Grade II* Q17552291 [7] [2] [4]
Armstrong statue, Newcastle upon Tyne, 29 September 2012 (1).jpg
More images 		William Armstrong, 1st Baron Armstrong Barras Bridge, outside the Great North Museum: Hancock 1905-6 Hamo Thornycroft William Henry KnowlesBronze statue with a sandstone screen wall, steps and relief panels Grade II Q26586754 [8] [2] [3] [4]
Statue of Queen Victoria, Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle.jpg
More images 		Queen Victoria Grounds of the Royal Victoria Infirmary 1906 George Frampton —Marble statue and stone pedestal Grade II* Q17552314 [9] [10]
Buste Hamond Parc Leazes Newcastle Tyne 4.jpg
More images 		Alderman Sir Charles Frederick Hamond Leazes Park 1908—Bronze bust on a stone plinth— [11]
Monument Guerre Boers Newcastle Tyne 6.jpg
More images 		South African War Memorial Haymarket Hub 1908 Thomas Eyre Macklin —Bronze winged victory figure on a hexagonal stone obelisk and square base with a figure representing Northumbria Grade II* Q17552334 [12] [2] [4]
Monument Fusilles Northumberland Newcastle Tyne 11.jpg
More images 		Royal Tank Regiment War MemorialAdjacent to church of St Thomas the Martyr, Haymarketc.1920J.Reid—Bronze sculpture of St George and the dragon on a Portland stone pedestal with granite steps & stone seating Grade II Q26637887 [13]
Monument morts Place Eldon Newcastle Tyne 9.jpg
More images 		Newcastle & District War memorial Eldon Square 1923 Charles Leonard Hartwell Cackett and BurnsPedestal with bronze sculpture of St George and the dragon Grade II* Q26409308 [4] [14] [15]
Monument Response Newcastle Tyne 1.jpg
More images 		Northumberland Fusiliers Memorial, The ResponseBarras Bridge, north of Church of St Thomas the Martyr 1923 William Goscombe John —Granite monument with bronze high relief figures and low relief carvings Grade I Q17552582 Parts cast at the A.B. Burton foundry at Thames Ditton; stonemasons, William Kirpatrick Ltd. [16] [2] [3] [4]
Parsons' Polygon, Blackett Street, Newcastle upon Tyne.jpg Parsons' PolygonCorner of Blackett St. and West Blackett Place1985David Hamilton—Brick & fired tiles on a 3m high x 2.2m wide hexagonal structure with a sloping roof decorated as a tribute to Charles Algernon Parsons —Serves as a ventilation shaft for Monument Metro Station [3] [4]
Rhino statue, Newcastle upon Tyne, 27 July 2011 (1).jpg
More images 		Black Rhinoceros Great North Museum: Hancock 1991Christine Hill—Concrete statue— [17] [3]
Monument morts Nord Est Angleterre WWII Newcastle Tyne 1.jpg
More images 		Burma War MemorialChurchyard of St Thomas the Martyr, Haymarket1991Nick Whitmore—Stone pedestal with bronze bas-relief— Q83187704 [18]
The DNA Spiral, Times Square, Newcastle upon Tyne, 7 January 2012.jpg
More images 		The DNA SpiralTimes Square2000 Charles Jencks —4.5m tall galvanised steel sculpture— [19]
Cardinal Hume (geograph 3367500).jpg
More images 		Basil Hume St Mary's Cathedral, Clayton Street2002Nigel Boonham—3m high bronze statue on a sandstone plinth— [20]
Man with Potential Selves, Newcastle upon Tyne, 5 March 2008 (2).jpg
More images 		Man with Potential SelvesGrainger Street2003 Sean Henry —Set of three painted statues—
Ellipsis Eclipses by Danny Lane (2005), Newgate Street (geograph 2189802).jpg
More images 		Ellipsis EclipsesNewgate Street2005 Danny Lane —12m tall glass and stainless steel sculpture— [21]
Sculpture, Newcastle upon Tyne, 15 January 2010.jpg
More images 		Ever ChangingJunction of Bath Lane and Westgate Road2005 Eilis O'Connell —6m high inverted stainless steel cone sculpture— [22]

Civic Centre

ImageTitle / subjectLocation and
coordinates		DateArtist / designerArchitect / otherTypeDesignation Wikidata Notes
The River God Tyne - geograph.org.uk - 738856.jpg
More images 		The River God Tyne Newcastle Civic Centre 1968 David Wynne George Kenyon Wall mounted bronze statueGrade II* [23] [2] [3] [4]
Swans, Civic Centre, Newcastle upon Tyne, 6 April 2005.jpg
More images 		Swans in Flight Newcastle Civic Centre 1968 David Wynne George Kenyon Bronze statuesGrade II* [23] [2] [3] [4]
Centre civique Newcastle Tyne 14.jpg Seahorse HeadsTop of Civic Centre tower1968JRM McCheyne George Kenyon 12 cast bronze seahorse heads, each 1.4m high x 1.6m wideGrade II* [3] [4]

St James' Park

ImageTitle / subjectLocation and
coordinates		DateArtist / designerArchitect / otherTypeDesignation Wikidata Notes
Jackie Milburn statue, St James' Park SE corner, 9 February 2013.jpg
More images 		Jackie Milburn South-east corner of St. James' Park1991 Susanna Robinson —Bronze statue—The statue was located elsewhere prior to 2012. [24]
Bobby Robson statue, Newcastle.jpg
More images 		Bobby Robson South-west corner of St. James' Park2012 Tom Maley —Bronze statue— [25]
Statue Shearer Newcastle Tyne 2.jpg
More images 		Alan Shearer Barrack Road2016 Tom Maley —Bronze statue— [26]

Quayside

ImageTitle / subjectLocation and
coordinates		DateArtist / designerArchitect / otherTypeDesignation Wikidata Notes
Beach in Wesley Square (geograph 3635515).jpg John Wesley Memorial FountainQuayside1891——Pink & grey granite obelisk with a grey plinthGrade II [3] [4] [27]
Siren by Andre Wallace, Sandgate Steps, 18 November 2010.jpg
More images 		SirenSandyford Steps, Quayside1995André Wallace—Bronze statue of a female torso on a steel column— [23] [3]
River God - geograph.org.uk - 477218.jpg
More images 		River GodSandgate1996André Wallace—Bronze statue of a male torso on an 8.7m steel column—Companion piece to Siren by the same artist. [23] [3]
Blacksmiths Needle (3) - geograph.org.uk - 729615.jpg
More images 		The Blacksmith's NeedleSt Ann's Wharf, Quayside1996Stephen Lunn and members of the British Association of Blacksmith Artists—Forged iron column, 5m high x 1.3m diameter— [28] [3]
Rudder by Andrew Burton, Keelman Square (geograph 2182509).jpg RudderKeelman Square1996Andrew Burton—3.8m high x 2.9m wide x 90cm deep, Bronze sculpture— [29] [2] [3]
Column and Steps, Keelman Square (geograph 2182505).jpg Column and StepsKeelman Square1996Andrew Burton—4.5m tall steel column, of 40cm diameter, topped with an abstract motif and with geometrical pieces at its base.— [29] [3]
Quayside Globe Monument - geograph.org.uk - 762486.jpg
More images 		Swirle PavillionSt Ann's Wharf, Quayside1996Raf Fulcher—Stone, metal and concrete 9.5m high folly consisting of a 10m diameter open circular chamber surmounted by a gilded orb.— [2] [3]
Wesley Memorial Fountain, Quayside (geograph 2166438).jpg River TyneRetaining wall by Wesley Memorial Fountain, Quayside1996Neil Talbot—30m long x 3m high sandstone carving— [3]

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References

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  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 A User's Guide to Public Sculpture. English Heritage / PMSA. 2000. ISBN   185074776 8.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Paul Usherwood, Jeremy Beach & Catherine Morris (2000). Public Sculpture of Britain: Public Sculpture of North-East England. Liverpool University Press / University of Northumbria at Newcastle. ISBN   0 85323 635 6.
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  5. ↑ Historic England (20 January 2017). "George Stephenson Memorial (1338572)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 13 June 2019.
  6. ↑ Historic England. "Drinking fountain, Bigg Market (1319905)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 15 October 2019.
  7. ↑ Historic England. "Statue of Queen Victoria (1024771)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 14 June 2019.
  8. ↑ Historic England. "Armstrong Memorial (1299341)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 13 June 2019.
  9. ↑ Historic England. "Statue of Queen Victoria on Front Lawn of Royal Victoria Infirmary (1024801)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 14 June 2019.
  10. ↑ "Statue of Queen Victoria 1906". Yale Centre for British Art. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
  11. ↑ "Monument to Alderman Hamond". Public Monuments & Sculpture Association. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 12 June 2019.
  12. ↑ Historic England (30 March 1987). "South African War Memorial (1024847)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 14 June 2019.
  13. ↑ Historic England (8 February 2017). "Royal Tank Regiment War Memorial (1355210)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 12 June 2019.
  14. ↑ Historic England. "Newcastle & District War Memorial (1115605)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 24 July 2020.
  15. ↑ "War Memorials Register: Men of Newcastle and District". Imperial War Museum . Retrieved 24 July 2020.
  16. ↑ Historic England (13 September 2018). "War Memorial (The Response) (1186201)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 12 June 2019.
  17. ↑ "Black Rhinoceros, Newcastle upon Tyne". www.waymarking.com. Retrieved 13 June 2019.
  18. ↑ "Burma Campaign 1941-45". North East War Memorials Project. Retrieved 12 June 2019.
  19. ↑ "The DNA Spiral, Times Square". geograph. Retrieved 18 June 2019.
  20. ↑ "Basil Hume a son of the North-East". The Journal. 20 October 2005. Retrieved 14 June 2019.
  21. ↑ "Sculpture is high glass artwork". BBC News. 18 July 2004. Retrieved 14 June 2019.
  22. ↑ "Sculpture lets city reflect on history". Evening Chronicle. 18 January 2005. Retrieved 14 June 2019.
  23. 1 2 3 4 "Statue of the week". The Journal. 4 August 2005. Retrieved 13 June 2019.
  24. ↑ "Jackie Milburn statue to stand at St James' Park". Evening Chronicle. 3 March 2012. Retrieved 13 June 2019.
  25. ↑ "Sir Bobby Robson statue unveiled at Newcastle United's ground". BBC News. 6 May 2012. Retrieved 13 June 2019.
  26. ↑ "Alan Shearer statue unveiled at St James' Park". BBC News. 12 September 2016. Retrieved 13 June 2019.
  27. ↑ Historic England. "Wesley Memorial fountain (1024799)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 15 October 2019.
  28. ↑ Helen Saville (5 January 2008). "Forging a career in metal". Evening Chronicle. Retrieved 14 June 2019.
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